Vauxhall Vivaro 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

55.5% of 18,873 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Vivaro first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.7 (95% CI 99.8–103.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Vivaro built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	55.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	18873
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.8–103.7)	101.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	18873
Rank among this model's 20 build years	13	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	18873
Tested in 2024	1973	tests	median 157,979 miles	2024	1973

Built 2003 against Vauxhall Vivaro normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 57.9% vs 59.7%; age 17: 54.2% vs 55.2%; age 18: 57.2% vs 54.2%; age 19: 56.2% vs 51.6%; age 20: 53.2% vs 51.8%; age 21: 51.2% vs 50%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Vauxhall Vivaro by registration · All Vauxhall Vivaro MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2003 Vauxhall Vivaro fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Vauxhall Vivaro built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	4,465	57.9	56.5–59.4	59.7	97.1
17	3,631	54.2	52.5–55.8	55.2	98.2
18	3,388	57.2	55.5–58.8	54.2	105.5
19	2,961	56.2	54.4–57.9	51.6	108.7
20	2,455	53.2	51.2–55.1	51.8	102.7
21	1,973	51.2	49–53.4	50	102.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,873 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2003 Vauxhall Vivaro?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is brakes: 60.9 items per 100 first tests, against 28.2 across all build years of the Vauxhall Vivaro. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Vivaro built 2003 against the Vauxhall Vivaro in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	60.9	28.2	11,499
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	59.1	30.1	11,160
Suspension	56.2	31.9	10,604
Visibility	28.9	17.7	5,462
Body, chassis, structure	22.3	7.5	4,205

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,873 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 20 published build years of the Vauxhall Vivaro, 2003 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 101.5. 2004: index 100.7.

Vauxhall Vivaro build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	97.2	87.6–106.8	no different (rough estimate)	743
2002	101.5	98.4–104.6	no different	7,400
2003	101.7	99.8–103.7	no different	18,873
2004	100.7	99.3–102.2	no different	34,189
2005	98.8	97.6–99.9	better	48,074
2006	100.9	99.8–102.0	no different	57,642
2007	98.8	97.7–99.8	better	64,130
2008	97.2	96.2–98.3	better	62,324
2009	98.3	96.8–99.9	better	29,122
2010	103.5	102.2–104.8	worse	43,632
2011	107.0	105.9–108.1	worse	69,960
2012	105.8	104.6–107.1	worse	56,047
2013	105.4	104.3–106.6	worse	64,789
2014	102.5	101.4–103.6	worse	79,263
2015	94.6	93.8–95.5	better	136,862
2016	94.6	93.7–95.6	better	119,239
2017	96.1	94.7–97.5	better	66,187
2018	96.4	94.7–98.1	better	46,507
2019	102.8	100.5–105.1	worse	29,599
2020	109.6	106.6–112.6	worse	19,969

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,054,551 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Vauxhall Vivaro 2003 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/vauxhall-vivaro/2003/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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